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Munnam Ramakrishna Reddy vs. the State of Andhra Pradesh Through Its Principal Secretary

Decided on 28 March 2024• Citation: WP/16246/2016• High Court of Andhra Pradesh
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                IN THE HIGH COURT  OF ANDHRA  PRADESH  :: AMARAVATI               
                             (Special Original Jurisdiction)                      
                    THURSDAY,  THE TWENTY  EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH   Jo               
                         TWO  THOUSAND   AND TWENTY  FOUR                         
                                      PRESENT                                     
                   THE HONOURABLE    DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA   RAO                  
                                                           /                      
                           WRIT PETITION NO: 16246 OF 2016                        
           Between:                                                               
           Munnam Ramakrishna Reddy, S/o. Polireddy, Aged about                   
                                                           52 years, Hindu,       
           R/o Kukkalavaripalem Village, Rajugangarupalem, Prakasam               
                                                            District.             
                                                             ...PETITIONER        
                                        AND                                       
             1. The state of Andhra Pradesh Through its Principal                 
                                                        Secretary, (Home)         
               Secretariat, Hyderabad.                                            
             2. The Superintendent of Police, Prakasam District,                  
                                                      Ongole,                     
             3. The Sub Inspector of Police, Chinaganjam PS, Chinaganjam          
                                                                Prakasam          
               District.                                                          
                                                         ...RESPONDENTS           
                Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India           
                                                             praying that in      
          the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith,              
                                                        the High Court may        
          be pleased to pass an order or direction or writ more                   
                                                          particularly in the     
          nature of writ of Mandamus by duly declaring the action                 
                                                              of the third        
          respondent as illegal and highhandedness and arbitrary                  
                                                          and consequently        

          direct the respondent not to interfere with the peaceful possession of his
          property and civil disputes in the interest of justice.                 
          I.A. NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP. NO: 20033 OF 2016)                             
                Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances  
          stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be
          pleased to direct the respondents not to interfere with the civil disputes of
          the petitioner, pending disposal of the main writ petition, in the interest of
          justice.                                                                
          Counsel for the Petitioner(s): SRI P RAMA SHARANA SHARMA (NONE          
          APPEARED)                                                               
          Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3 : GP FOR HOME                        
          The Court made the following: ORDER                                     

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                         IN THE HIGH COURT  OF ANDHRA  PRADESH                    
                                      AT AMARAVATI                 [3310]         
                                (Special Original Jurisdiction)                   
                   THURSDAY,THE    TWENTYEIGHTH   DAY OF MARCH                    
                         TWO  THOUSAND  AND  TWENTY  FOUR                         
                                     PRESENT                                      
                   THE HONOURABLE   DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA   RAO                   
                            WRIT PETITION NO: 16246/2016                          
          Between:                                                                
          Munnam  Ramakrishna Reddy                                               
                                                            ...PETITIONER         
                                       AND                                        
          The State Of Andhra Pradesh Through Its Principal                       
                                                        ...RESPONDENT(S)          
          Secretary and Others                                                    
          Counsel for the Petitioner:                                             
             1. P RAMA SHARANA SHARMA                                             
          Counsel for the Respondent(S):                                          
             1.GP FOR HOME  (AP)                                                  
             2.15516/GP FOR HOME (AP)                                             
          The Court made the following Order:                                     
               This writ petition is filed declaring the action of the Respondent No.3
          in interfering with the peaceful possession of his property in Survey   
          No.348/6, Chinaganjam Mandal, Prakasam district, as illegal and arbitrary.
          2.   This Court vide order dated 12.05.2016 granted interim direction as
          follows;                                                                
                         “There shall be a direction to the police authorities not to
                   interfere in the civil disputes relating to the petitioner or pressurize
                   settlement thereo.f ”                                          

                                                                            >»■   
           3.   None appeared for the petitioner. Heard learned Assistant Government
           Pleader for Home appearing for the official respondents.               
            4.   On hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submits
                                                        further submits that      
            that the 3'''^ respondent filed counter-affidavit and                 
                                                              in Cr.No.38 of      
            basing on the elder sister of petitioner’s complaint,                 
                                                        a case                    
                                                            registered against    
            2016 under Sections 447, 427 read with 34 IPC has been                
                                       the file of 3^^ respondent and investigated
            the petitioner/A5 and others on                                       
                                                            discharging their     
            into. He further submits that the respondents police                  
                                                       keep peace, tranquility    
            legitimate duties, maintaining the law and order to                   
                                                       in the above FIR, who      
            and the 3^^ respondent is the Investigating Officer                   
                                                    interference or harassment    
            visited the scene of offence, but it does not mean                    
                                                      above FIR with regard to    
            of the respondent police. Except investigating the                    
                                                       with the civil disputes of 
            above said land, the 3^^ respondent never interfered                  
                                                           Agency carried out     
            the petitioner at any point of time and the Investigating             
                                                      case. He further submits    
            only the criminal act of the accused persons in this                  
                    07.05.2016, the police personnel came to said site, abused the
            that on                                                               
                                                        said property within 24   
             petitioner in filthy language and asked to vacate the                
             hours or else the petitioner will be implicated in false criminal cases are
                                                          submits that except     
             false allegations made by the petitioner. He further                 
                                                       respondents police never   
             registering the above FIR and investigated into, the                 
                         threatened the petitioner to settle the dispute with the 
             interfered or                                                        
             complainant at any point of time.                                    

                      of the submissions made by learned Assistant Government     
               In view                                                            
          5.                                                                      
                                                              filed by 3^^        
          Pleader for Home and upon perusing the counter affidavit                
                                                     survives in the present      
          respondent, this Court is of the view that, nothing                     
          writ petition for any further adjudication.                             
               Accordingly, the writ petition is closed.                          
          6.                                                                      
               There shall be no order as to costs.                               
                                                               shall stand        
                    sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any,           
               As a                                                               
          closed.                                                                 
                                                         Sd/- K J RAJA BABU       
                                                     ASSISTANT  REGISTRAR         
                                    //TRUE COPY//                                 
                                                          SECTION OFFICER         
           To,                                                                    
             1. One CC to SRI P RAMA SHARANA SHARMA  Advocate [OPUC]              
             2. Two CCs to GP for HOME, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT        
              3. Three CD Copies                                                  
           Madhu                                                                  

           HIGH   COURT                                                           
           DATED:28/03/2024                                                       
           ORDER                                                                  
           WP.No.16246     of 2016                                                
           CLOSING     THE   WP  WITHOUT      COSTS